Cleaning

joelsim
joelsim Posts: 7,552
edited October 2011 in Commuting chat
My bike could do with a clean I think, can anyone recommend what I should get please?

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  • essex-commuter
    essex-commuter Posts: 2,188
    I'll start the list...


    Water.
  • ooermissus
    ooermissus Posts: 811
    essex-commuter wrote:
    I'll start the list...


    Water.

    :D
  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    Cup of tea.

    Don't bother, it'll be dirty again when the rain comes on Monday...
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Some great advice here already, keep it coming...

    Ideally I want to clean the transmission and get rid of some of the debris.

    Just been into the LBS and ordered a Muc-Off kit and chain cleaner. Is that enough?

    I'm not confident enough to take it all off the bike and put it back on again.
  • discurio
    discurio Posts: 118
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBFFWd81SuE :lol:
    I'm not dumb. I just have a command of thoroughly useless information
  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    If you want to clean the transmission, get the chain off (add quick links if you don't already have them) and overhaul the jockey wheels etc.

    http://bicycletutor.com/jockey-wheel/
  • prj45
    prj45 Posts: 2,208
    When mine needs a clean I just buy a new one.
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    strap it to the roof of the car, wait for it to rain then drive up and down quickly :D

    it works to
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  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    Toothbrush - for all the important little places :)
  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    Jay dubbleU wrote:
    Toothbrush - for all the important little places :)

    But preferably someone else's, otherwise you end up with black teeth.
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  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    Joelsim wrote:
    My bike could do with a clean I think, can anyone recommend what I should get please?

    someone else to do it.
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  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    UndercoverElephant wrote:
    Jay dubbleU wrote:
    Toothbrush - for all the important little places :)

    But preferably someone else's, otherwise you end up with black teeth.

    But not (and I can't stress this enough) your partner's

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